Suðurkjördæmi
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| Suðurkjördæmi South | |
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| Constituency of Iceland | |
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| Country |
 Iceland |
| Established | 1999 |
| Main town |
 Keflavík |
| Composition |
List
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| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 47,810 |
| • Electors | 32,505 |
| Representatives to Alþingi | 10 |
The Suðurkjördæmi (i.e. South) is one of the six constituencies (kjördæmi) of Iceland. Its major town is Keflavík.
Geography
It is the only constituency bordering with all the other five, included the urban ones of Reykjavík. Its territory includes the glaciers of Vatnajokull (Partly in Norðausturkjördæmi), Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull, Tindfjallajökull, Torfajökull and, at its northern borders, the southern part of the Hofsjökull and Langjökull.
Administration
Composition
The constituency includes 20 municipalities, 5 counties and 3 regions.
- Municipalities: Árborg, Ásahreppur, Bláskógabyggð, Flóahreppur, Garður, Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur, Grindavík, Höfn, Hrunamannahreppur, Hveragerði, Reykjanesbær, Mýrdalshreppur, Ölfus, Rangárþing eystra, Rangárþing ytra, Sandgerði, Skaftárhreppur, Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur, Vestmannaeyjar, Vogar
- Counties: Árnessýsla, Gullbringusýsla, Rangárvallasýsla, Austur-Skaftafellssýsla, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla
- Regions: Austurland,[1] Suðurland, Suðurnes[2]
Towns
The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 16:
- Keflavík (8,169)
- Selfoss (6,574)
- Njarðvík (4,400)
- Vestmannaeyjar (4,135)
- Grindavík (2,817)
- Hveragerði (2,281)
- Höfn (2,200)
- Sandgerði (1,723)
- Garður (1,451)
- Þorlákshöfn (1,433)
- Vogar (1,206)
- Hvolsvöllur (800)
- Hella (750)
- Eyrarbakki (577)
- Stokkseyri (530)
- Vík í Mýrdal (300)
Notes and references
External links
Media related to Constituencies of Iceland at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 64°01′N 22°34′W / 64.017°N 22.567°W
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